MOD Systems lands first major studios for movie download kiosks

LAS VEGAS —MOD Systems today announced it has signed its first agreements with major U.S. studios to distribute movie downloads from retail kiosks onto memory cards or other devices.

The agreements with Warner Bros. and Paramount Digital Entertainment enable MOD Systems to offer physical retailers a vast digital inventory of standard definition titles, including new releases, which can be downloaded to devices such as mobile phones or Secure Digital cards through kiosks deployed and maintained by NCR Corp.

Toshiba will develop dedicated set-top boxes for the service, and develop and market high-capacity SD cards for the system, improving the speed of downloads in the future.

"MOD Systems offers a new avenue for consumers looking to access Paramount Pictures movies on-the-go, with a solution that is quick, convenient and compatible across a wide range of devices," said Alex Carloss, executive vice president, digital distribution, Paramount Digital Entertainment.

MOD Systems' growing digital entertainment catalog for retailers includes nearly 4,000 titles from major studios as well as independents such as Anchor Bay Entertainment, First Look Studios, and Image Entertainment. The catalog also includes nearly 4 million music tracks.

"We're excited to work with Warner Brothers and Paramount Pictures to provide retailers with a digital video solution," said Mark E. Phillips, chief executive of MOD Systems. "These agreements validate our commitment to be at the forefront of developing solutions that offer rights management, interoperability and content protection. Digital downloads to SD cards via interactive kiosks from our partner NCR give retailers a new way to increase content and device sales and ultimately better compete."